Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesian: Kementerian Dalam Negeri or Kemendagri) is a ministry of the Government of Indonesia responsible for internal matters of the state. The ministry was formerly known as the Department of Home Affairs (Departemen Dalam Negeri, abbreviated as Depdagri) until 2010 when the nomenclature of the Department of Home Affairs was changed to the Ministry of Home Affairs in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 3 of 2010 on the Nomenclature of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[1] It is headed by the Minister of Home Affairs. Starting 23 October 2019, Tito Karnavian held this office.[2]

Ministry of Home Affairs
Kementerian Dalam Negeri
Arms of Ministry of Home Affairs
Flag of the Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry overview
Formed19 August 1945 (1945-08-19) as Department of Internal Affairs
Preceding Ministry
JurisdictionGovernment of Indonesia
HeadquartersJalan Medan Merdeka Utara No. 7
Jakarta Pusat 10110
Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible
Child agencies
Key document
Websitewww.kemendagri.go.id

History
See also: List of Ministers of Home Affairs (Indonesia)

The Indonesian Department of Home of Affairs traces its origin to the Departement van Binnenlands Bestuur of the Dutch East Indies Government. Its main function was to oversee police force, transmigration, and agrarian matters. It existed until 1942, the year of the Japanese invasion. During the Japanese occupation (1942-1945) the name was changed to Naimubu (内務部). Its function was expanded to oversee religious, social, health, education, pedagogic, and cultural matters. Naimubu maintained its operations from its office at Jalan Sagara no. 7 Djakarta until 1945.[3] On 19 August 1945 Naimubu was split into several departments:

The Department of Home Affairs was the first government department established under the Presidential Cabinet of Indonesia following independence. Due to changes of political situation and the constitution, the department was renamed several times. The nomenclature "Departemen Dalam Negeri" (Department of Home Affairs) was changed to "Kementerian Dalam Negeri" (Ministry of Home Affairs) in 2010.[3]

Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the ministry are the formulation, determination and implementation of policies related to political and general governance; regional autonomy; development of regional and village administration and matters of governance; regional development and finance as well as demographics and civil records. it also reviews laws passed by provincial legislatures. The home affairs minister officially inaugurates elected provincial governors on behalf of the president.[4][5]

If both the president and the vice president are unable to carry out their duties, Article 8 of the Constitution states that they are replaced by a three-person team comprising the minister of foreign affairs, minister of home affairs and minister of defence pending the selection of a president and vice-President by the People's Consultative Assembly within thirty days.[6][7]

Organization

Based on Article 4 of Presidential Regulation No. 11/2015 on the Ministry of Home Affairs, as well as Home Minister Regulation No. 13/2021 on the Organization and Administration of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the ministry is organized into the following:[5]

Executive
  • Minister of Home Affairs (Indonesian: Menteri Dalam Negeri), who heads the entire ministry and is a member of the cabinet.
  • Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Indonesian: Wakil Menteri Dalam Negeri), who assists the Minister in performance of his duties

Directorates General
  • Directorate General of Politics and General Governance (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Politik dan Pemerintahan Umum) is tasked with policy drafting and execution concerning politics and general governance. It is subdivided into several units, as follow:
    • DG Secretariat
    • Directorate of National Ideology, Character, and Vision (Direktorat Bina Ideologi, Karakter dan Wawasan Kebangsaan)
    • Directorate of Internal Politics (Direktorat Politik Dalam Negeri)
    • Directorate of Economic, Social, and Cultural Resilience (Direktorat Ketahanan Ekonomi, Sosial, dan Budaya)
    • Directorate of Civil Organization (Direktorat Organisasi Kemasyarakatan)
    • Directorate of National Vigilance (Direktorat Kewaspadaan Nasional)
  • Directorate General of Territorial Administration (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Bina Administrasi Kewilayahan) is tasked with policy drafting and execution concerning territorial administration. It is subdivided into several units, as follow:
    • DG Secretariat
    • Directorate of Deconsentration, Coadministration, and Cooperation (Direktorat Dekonsentrasi, Tugas Pembantuan, dan Kerja Sama)
    • Directorate of Territory, Urban Affairs, and State Border (Direktorat Wilayah, Perkotaan, dan Batas Negara)
    • Directorate of Municipal Police and Public Safety (Direktorat Polisi Pamong Praja dan Perlindungan Masyarakat)
    • Directorate of Toponym and Regional Border (Direktorat Toponimi dan Batas Daerah)
    • Directorate of Disaster and Fire Management (Direktorat Manajemen Penanggulangan Bencana dan Kebakaran)
  • Directorate General of Regional Autonomy (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Otonomi Daerah) is tasked with policy drafting and execution concerning regional autonomy. It is subdivided into several units, as follow:
    • DG Secretariat
    • Directorate of Regional Arrangement, Special Autonomy, and Regional Autonomy Advisory Council (Direktorat Penataan Daerah, Otonomi Khusus, dan Dewan Pertimbangan Otonomi Daerah)
    • Directorate of Regional Executive and Legislature Facilitation (Direktorat Fasilitasi Kepala Daerah dan Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah)
    • Directorate of Regional Legislation (Direktorat Produk Hukum Daerah)
    • Directorate of Regional Performance Evaluation and Capacity Building (Direktorat Evaluasi Kinerja dan Peningkatan Kapasitas Daerah)
  • Directorate General of Regional Development (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Bina Pembangunan Daerah) is tasked with policy drafting and execution concerning regional development. It is subdivided into several units, as follow:
    • DG Secretariat
    • Directorate of Regional Development Planning, Evaluation, and Information (Direktorat Perencanaan, Evaluasi, dan Informasi Pembangunan Daerah)
    • Directorate of Regional Governance Synchronization I (Direktorat Sinkronisasi Urusan Pemerintahan Daerah I), concerning regional government's land use and spatial planning, energy and mineral resources, agriculture and food, forestry, and environmental affairs
    • Directorate of Regional Governance Synchronization II (Direktorat Sinkronisasi Urusan Pemerintahan Daerah II), concerning regional government's public works, housing and settlements, marine affairs and fisheries, transportation, communication and information, statistics, and ciphers
    • Directorate of Regional Governance Synchronization III (Direktorat Sinkronisasi Urusan Pemerintahan Daerah III), concerning regional government's public health, sociocultural affairs, cooperatives and SMEs, investment, industries, trade, tourism, village empowerment, and home administration
    • Directorate of Regional Governance Synchronization IV (Direktorat Sinkronisasi Urusan Pemerintahan Daerah IV), concerning regional government's education, labor, transmigration, women and child affairs, population control and planned family affairs, youth, sports, libraries, and archives.
  • Directorate General of Villages Governance (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Bina Pemerintahan Desa) is tasked with policy drafting and execution concerning governance of villages. It is subdivided into several units, as follow:
    • DG Secretariat
    • Directorate of Village Governance Planning and Administration (Direktorat Penataan dan Administrasi Pemerintahan Desa)
    • Directorate of Village Bureaucracy Facilitation and Capacity Building (Direktorat Fasilitasi Pengembangan Kapasitas Aparatur Desa)
    • Directorate of Village Finance and Assets Facilitation (Direktorat Fasilitasi Keuangan dan Aset Pemerintahan Desa)
    • Directorate of Village Institutions and Cooperation (Direktorat Kelembagaan dan Kerja Sama Desa)
    • Directorate of Village Development Evaluation (Direktorat Evaluasi Perkembangan Desa)
  • Directorate General of Regional Finance (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Bina Keuangan Daerah) is tasked with policy drafting and execution concerning regional finances. It is subdivided into several units, as follow:
    • Directorate of Regional Budget Planning (Direktorat Perencanaan Anggaran Daerah)
    • Directorate of Regional Budget Realization and Accountability (Direktorat Pelaksanaan dan Pertanggungjawaban Keuangan Daerah)
    • Directorate of Regional Income (Direktorat Evaluasi Pendapatan Daerah)
    • Directorate of Regional Balancing Fund and Loans (Direktorat Fasilitasi Dana Perimbangan dan Pinjaman Daerah)
    • Directorate of Region-Owned Enterprise, Public Service, and Property (Direktorat Badan Usaha Milik Daerah, Badan Layanan Umum Daerah, dan Barang Milik Daerah)
  • Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Indonesian: Direktorat Jenderal Kependudukan dan Catatan Sipil) is tasked with policy drafting and execution concerning population and civil registration. It is subdivided into several units, as follow:
    • DG Secretariat
    • Directorate of Population Documentation (Direktorat Pendaftaran Penduduk)
    • Directorate of Civil Registration (Direktorat Pencatatan Sipil)
    • Directorate of Population Administration Information Management (Direktorat Pengelolaan Informasi Administrasi Kependudukan)
    • Directorate of Population and Civil Registration Apparatus (Direktorat Bina Aparatur Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil)
    • Directorate of Population Data and Document Utilization (Direktorat Fasilitasi Pemanfaatan Data dan Dokumen Kependudukan)

Secretariat

Secretariat General (Indonesian: Sekretariat Jenderal) is headed by a Secretary General, tasked with providing administrative support for all units within the ministry.

Inspectorate

Inspectorate General (Indonesian: Inspektorat Jenderal) is headed by an Inspector General, tasked with internal supervision over all units within the ministry.

  • IG Secretariat
  • Inspectorate I
  • Inspectorate II
  • Inspectorate III
  • Inspectorate IV
  • Special Inspectorate (Inspektorat Khusus), authorized to conduct special inspection, public complaints response, inspection prior to administrative sanctions, as well as other coordinative duties.

Agencies
  • Research and Development Agency (Indonesian: Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan)
  • Human Resource Development Agency (Indonesian: Badan Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia)

Advisory Staffs
  • Advisor to the Minister on Law and National Unity (Indonesian: Staf Ahli Bidang Hukum dan Kesatuan Bangsa)
  • Advisor to the Minister on Governance (Indonesian: Staf Ahli Bidang Pemerintahan)
  • Advisor to the Minister on Social and Interinstitutional Relations (Indonesian: Staf Ahli Bidang Kemasyarakatan dan Hubungan Antar Lembaga)
  • Advisor to the Minister on Economic and Development Affairs (Indonesian: Staf Ahli Bidang Ekonomi dan Pembangunan)
  • Advisor to the Minister on Apparatus and Public Service (Indonesian: Staf Ahli Bidang Aparatur dan Pelayanan Publik)
  • Logo of the Ministry of Home Affairs (2009–2020)
    Logo of the Ministry of Home Affairs (2009–2020)
  • Logo of the Ministry of Home Affairs (2020–present)
    Logo of the Ministry of Home Affairs (2020–present)

See also

References
  1. "Sejarah". Kementerian Dalam Negeri (in Indonesian). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. Kanavino Ahmad Rizqo (23 October 2019). "Tito Karnavian Jadi Mendagri, Fachrul Razi Menteri Agama" [Tito Karnavian becomes Home Minister, Fachrul Razi becomes Religious minister] (in Indonesian). Detik.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. "SEJARAH" [HISTORY]. Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs (in Indonesian). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. Butt & Lindsey 2012, pp. 122, 124.
  5. "Peraturan Presiden RI Nomor 11 Tahun 2015 tentang Kementerian Dalam Negeri" [Presidential Decree No. 11/2015 on Ministry of Home Affaris]. Presidential Decree No. 11 of 2015 (in Indonesian). President of Indonesia.
  6. Butt & Lindsey 2012, p. 56.
  7. Article 8 of The 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia  – via Wikisource.

Literature
  • Butt, Simon; Lindsey, Tim (2012). The Constitution of Indonesia: A Contextual Analysis. Hart Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84113-018-7.
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